Veh. Code, § 4000.5 · Article 1. Vehicles Subject to Registration
Veh. Code, § 4000.5
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(a) The department shall register an autoette, as defined in Section 175, as a motor vehicle.
(b) The owner of an autoette shall remove the license plates from the vehicle and return them to the department when the autoette is removed from a natural island, as described in Section 175.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 322, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=4000.5.
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